Sudan, east rebels to start peace talks in Eritrea

Sudan’s government and eastern rebels will hold talks in Asmara next month to try to end a simmering insurgency in the remote but economically important region, Eritrean officials said. Khartoum — which signed a peace agreement with southern rebels in 2005 and has also faced an insurgency in its western Darfur region — will begin negotiations on June 13 with the Eastern Front, Eritrea’s official Web site shabait.com said. Full Story

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